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    3 ,6 The Publishers' Circular April i, t...

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    The Copyright Laws.—The Members Of The \...

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    enormous population / of English-speakers shall . have a literature commensurate with its industrial , importancepublic opinion in England wijl change

    under the , pressure of the printing and paper trades . ' Just think of what Riverside Libraries and

    Lakeside Libraries we shall have by and by , when your Congress shall hare settled the principle that ^ it fh bb- is . bb v ^ ri * bb w ^ g H ^ K ht ^""^ ^ tr to ^~ " bb' steal » "bF * , * ^^^ bf—bf 1 . bbW forei bbBb ^ b ^ bbbb- ^ b » " ~ r gn B ^ H « bb ^^ ¦ books i ~ Bb » -fbb- ^™«— -b ^ . b ^ And b ^ pp * bbbb > ^_^_ H you » - ^^ bbpbb ^ will — — ¦* - »

    not be able to keep , our reprints out with six times your present staff , i By mail , in travellers' pockets , in theiir luggagethey will go into your country

    and v ^* bbf ^ b ™ - ^^ *^ nothing ^^^^ - ^^ ^^ hp ^^™ ^^ f ^^ ^^^^ 9 ^^ but ^^^ b ^ r ^^ B ^^^ the , ^^ ^^^^^ forcible ^^^ F ^^ ^^ ^^^ F annexation ^^^^ l ^^^ ^^ ^^^ j ^^^ ¦ ™ of ^^ ^^^ f' Canada ^^^^ v ¦ ¦ i" ^^ ^— ^ , ^ h can stop it . This is the point I want your legislators ^^ m ¦¦ ~^^ W ^^ F- _____ to ^^^ ^ " ^ consider - ^^^ ^^ F" F H ^^^^ — ^ F" ^ FF ^^^ ^^— , ^ m and ^^ - " ^ ^^ H ~^^ F ^^ _ ^ I - ^^^ write ^ — ¦ ¦ JPE \ ^^ ^^^ in ^^ F ¦ the — - " ^— ¦ interests ^^ !¦ ^ ^ " ^^ Fr ¦ IF H ¦ " ^^ ^ i ^>^ of ^^» H the H — ^^

    youthful literature of my own country . Lookers on sometimes see most of the game ; and , in my humble opinion , your literature made its great

    spring during the Civil War , i when feelings of bitterness checked thej reprinting of British books ; when " ^ f— i ^ B ¦^ ff' - ^^^ m ^ our - ^ m ¦ ^ ^^ m peop m m ^ ¦ W *^ le ^ " ^ ^*^ were " ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ out ^^ ^^^ ^^ of ^^ sympath — W ^^^» n ^ ^ b ^ f ^ — ^^^^» y w with ^ ^ ^^ ^ v ^^^ h the ¦^ ' ¦¦ f ^ ^^ ^

    English people , and you turned in upon yourselves . Now you are again falling into literary bondage . ' Booksellers' Pbovidekt rfw « v > Institution . —

    K ^ h ^ FV ^^ r ^ tr * n ^^«¦¦¦ fcT >_ r 4 a ^^ ^^^ ¦ ^ - ^ j-fc ^ r \ jr v ^ b fl » w ^^ p * v ^^ ^^^ v «»^ a ^^^^ r v ^ n _ g ^ t ^^ ^^ m «^« " ^ t ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ v At the usual monthly meeting of the board of directors ^^¦^^^^^ r ff held at 56 Old Bailey ii on Thursday aiMB

    March ^^ ~ " ^^^» ' -, ^ ^ B . ¦ 18 , M , ^ ¦¦•¦^ ^^^ present " •» m ^ ^ ^ ^ v V ^ " ^ thirteen ^ bi ^^ ^»^ f » ¦ . ^^^^ - ^ « vp ^ v > --. ¦¦ directors m ^^ ^ B Aipp * ^^ " ^ ^ v *^^ , ^ P" -av ^ f Mr *^ ^ ¦¦ mm r . , George Cox in the chairthe sum of ^ 123 . 9 s .

    was granted in relief to seventy , -three members and % AIma \ JL widows * Xviv wT O vl of l members lllV-i-ifc ^ V ^ A * . v O it . f

    Australasian Exports . —The following is an abstract i of shipments from the United

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    1886 : — , — * Booka i-C /\ f \ tf * Q Printin— S *^ Writing "" o tionery Sta — - ——

    -Cwt . Paper Cwt . Paper Cwt . £ , Victoria « k * vv « s 2 f . 310 9108 18860 11893

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    Queenslan ' ^^ p— ^^ F ^ V ^^ V ^^ F >^ ^^ F > ^ r ^^ v ^^ F ^ V V ^^ p d ^^ V ^^^ m ^ . ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ W ^> ^ F ^ ^ 432 ^^^ ~~* PFFV * 402 ^^^ ^^^ FT ^^ H ^ ¦¦ 4 ^^^ V , , 66 ^ f > tfFk 8 FV ^^ H 3 ^ m > . 884 a ^^ H ^ ^¦¦ F f > V Western — - ^^ - ^ v ^ mw ^ f * i ^~ ^^ ^ Australia f > ^^ va . ^ r ^ v- ^ i ^ ^ v ^^ ^ p ¦¦ — - v- ^ v 69 ^^ r vk ^ - — 680 iv Hv t ^ ¦ 1 H ¦ 273 ^¦ f m ^^ ^^^ ^ , ^

    Tasmania 141 565 1 , 160 1 , 167 New Zealand 1 , 058 1 , 583 10 , 416 5 , 409

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    3 ,6 The Publishers' Circular April I, T...

    3 The Publishers' Circular April i , t 886

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    ¦ THE —» m . ^ i m iii DICTIONARY ^ m — - - ^~ . - ~ mr m ., .. b . + r ^ b _ i . m •*•¦ * ¦ OF -N » n ~ - NATION -fc ¦» « B-J » - k AL A . A M n ' ^^ ^* ^ . * . ^ . . ' ^ . ^ ^^

    BIOGRAPHY . ^ The reader of this new volume of the

    * Dictionary ' will , as a matter of coui ^ ae , turn over its leaves to discover in the first place

    what Mr . Leslie Stephen has written . He will find on this occasion only one article—or

    I rather set of articles treated as one—of importance with the editor ' s signature . This is

    the article on the Bronte family . It is ope of Mr . Stephen ' s masterpieces . Only seven

    pages are allotted to it . But these contain I JB biograp ^^ T ^^ g ^» J hies of each of the famil - ^ — — — — n _ _ y — , r— ¦ and - ^ p- iV wv ^^ ^^ ^ from v ^— —^ —^^ p ^ ^|^ B . I

    these biographies no important fact is omitted . Browell * The Dictionary . London of : Smith National , Elder Biography , < fe Co . , y o \ . MI * Bottomiey' - *» - >

    There is little direct criticism , but indeed this is memoirs unnecessary are , laced because in such -w the ^ -w ^ b ^ a s li ubjects - —¦¦ ght that vr of their th » e

    relations ^ A ^ K ^^ ^**^ m ^^ ^^ b ¦ ¦ w ^ F to m ^^ each I p ^*^ V ^ r - other ^^ ^» - ^ ^(»^ , their > v «— true ^^ ^ p osition savw y ^ i ^ in English literatureand the characteristics of

    their works are comprehended , by the reader as he follows the pathetic story of their lives .

    We venture to make but one criticism . Of Branwell Bronte Mr . Stephen has , very

    naturall utterances y , no are good but * word the ¦¦ p to | ot f - say house . Most brags hh -m of ^ of his a ;

    . rv ^ m ^ F ^ r ^ mm ^^ v «»^^ ^ ir ^^ ^^ r ^ r ^ m ¦ ^ ^ mr ¦ " - ™ ^^ ^» " " ^ ^ B ^ ^ - - ^ - — - - — - — —— - ^ **^ ^^ ^ V famil degraded — y talent creature and under / Still better , he circumstances had all the — : '

    might have , produced j _ works not inferior to v > w those those of of his hia sisters sisters , . x This his , we we thinK thinkis is verv '

    clearly shown in Mr . Francis , A . Leyland , , very ' s ! book on — the . *¦ Bronte family , published m . but _ a _ ,

    few week hof s the ago . article It is referred but Mr . to Ste in hen the ' biblio s con - - grapy , p

    trrbution tribution must must liav liave e been been already alreadv in in the th « printers of seeing ' hands Mr . Ley before land ' s he work had . an , opportunity

    volume The next is that niost on importan Lord Broug t article ham , b in y the the ;

    Rev . William Hunt . Mr . Hunt writes on very different periods of English history , for

    we notice a brief but , excellent account of , Maldon Brihtnoth ( 991 , the ) also famous compiled hero by of him the . fi In ght this at

    differ last article , decidedl b , y tlie way from , he his takes fellow occasion editor to . very y ,

    i known Pro rrote fessor sso story r "Freema FreeinaTK of n Brihtnoth , wno who dou doubts and bts the tne the abbots weli well--of Romsey — ii and Ely % j . Mr . Hunt's statement in

    convincing support of . the The tradition article is on at Broug once ham clear is and a judiciousif somewhat hostileestimate of

    that very , extraordinary and very , unequal genius . If Mr . Hunt has not the passion

    for mm fe * ^ . f * ature "f *^^ ^ p » stern ^ r ^ v "f . ^ t ^ mr ^ in b ^ b compression ^ b . fbh the « . ** m ^ p ^ - ^^ r sty b ^ f" ^» w le ^^ w which of ^ " ^ ¦¦ - ^^ his " ^ is ^» - ^ - ^ such chief - ^^ - ^— —~ ^^ ' ^ f- a , ^ p yet marked ^^ — ^^^ - ^ he

    too is not unmindful of * the last and greatest a striking art contras , the t art to to the blot lumbering . ' His account notice of is

    Broug current ham edition which of fills the so ' Encyclopaedia many sheets Britan in the

    nica of & Mr mTtrnW . -MUM ' . Hunt JBJK Two ' s IkvJI minor article % JVJLS / M errors cal S 9 im l d for M « in a « --W word the V •» beg of -v «* notice inning V - - » - ^ - — . » X- ^ . .. V *** . . . 'y , *» W ^^ ^ , * . . ^ - ^ . * ^— ' . ^ - * ^ ' ^ "

    He says expression Brougham is ' passed ' was ff admitted advocate . . ' ' The The w r

    proper Vv ^' Mi ^^^ ^ - ^ r ^^ v 4 ^ w ^^^ r * ^ h » r ^^ h ^^^ P *^ v ^^^ hf . ^ bp ^^ 4 «¦* ^ V l «^ r V v TprfTJP ^ . w ^ . ^^ v ^ rv . * fv ^ k ¦]•» «^ * w *> v ^ if ^ ^^^^ b ^ - ~ n statement ine articles that in he the wrote first three number of the twenty of the

    -JEdiriburg ¦¦ Coming ~^^ r ~« a ^ ^ " Nf > *** ^ h J" % is to ^^ . on the ^^ . * . " ^ the ^^ P smaller * p ^ ^ ^ fjf face .. ^ i ^^ fb ^ . ^ f- fj - ^ . ar . ^ of ^ contributions ^«^ p ^ ^ . » - it vp ^ ^^ - ^ . ^ absurd - ™ ¦—f |^ . r vtr . ^ -f ^ — . ^ f ^ '" f » , w— which v v v

    can take up l the mention greater a part set of of this extremel volume able , we y y

    articles Henderson on the a notice Earls of of Bradshawr Cork , by the Mr . T icide . F .

    ¦ ~ . > , »» . » ^_ -m ^ - » " & ft ^ X ^ < A - ; ^ W A A *—^ k ^ -B , ^^^^ ^ M **<& . ^ m—^ A . » JW VftF-r'AW ? V «>• *» * ^¦» ' reg ^^ ~ " -lri *» ^^ ^ *^^— — , Lee b ^^ f ^ B ^^ V y ^ Far" ~«^* - that ; * H and ^^ ^ W 4 -1 FB ^ promising f *^ V an ^^^ V ^ * f ^ interesting *^^ fH ^ V V ^ . !¦ *^ Pf « ^ H ^ > W young V ^ ff ^ f ^ ^^ JIMfM account ^ ^^ ^ fT scholar ^ . f' ^^ ^* t ^ wf ^ fi f ^ vb * of , ^ vB ^ r «^^ Mr Sir * -fbb— . w S John ^ wp- . L .

    Ri Bramston gg talks , by h Mr owever . J . M of . Ri * gg the F . fbb statute When Mr 32 .

    F Henry IM . >^ F . ^ Vtb ^ . F > ^^ f ^^ h V ^ V ^ k ^^ " VIII ^^^ ^ V ^^ * ^ . ^ ^ b ^ « ^ ^ ^ ^» F ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ _^ , ^ ^ B ., ' ^* he ^ ^^^ ' " ^ oug ^* T « ~ 1 J ~ ^ ht A , H to . ^ . ^ # HBB remember ^ BF ^— ^ BB ^^^ ^ H . FbP * . T B BI W that * " ^ " ^ ^ k ^ V ^ tW Fi he "V ^ is ^ » " ^ thus ^ BB » BB BB « BB ^ Bl Bj ^ vaguel BT B ^ V KJ ^^^^ «* BJ 'BB «^ B y citing Vfe ^ ^ B « ^ B ^ BB , B ) « F ^ V *— B ^^ Bk ' the ^ FB BBB * bbB ^ BB- whole V V B— f ^^ j FBaB " BB . ^^^ acts B — -BB" - ^ ^ - ^ B * - ¦ of a

    year , and that the chapter ought to have been The added article . ' Sir Thomas Brisbane 9 is

    noteworthy as being the work of two writers , Miss A . M . Clcrke and Mr . H . M . Stephens .

    This system of double authorship might be extended with advantage .

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1886, page 316, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041886/page/6/